ABOUT
French double bass player based in Paris, related to the family of XIX french composer H.Berlioz, he has spread his sound alongside with many great musicians over the world.
As he got to know the instrument, its relation to Jazz and in a more larger way to music through lessons with bass masters such as Ben Street, Dennis Irwin, he tends to reach the realm where the bass is being played with a beautiful sense of time, space, clearness, supportive while creative for the band.
Writing his own music had bring him to put out 3 records as a band leader (his two drums sextet) and 3 as a co-leader (FOX, Belleville Project) on several prestigious labels (Freshsound, Sunnyside, Jazz &People).
While his compositions had been qualified poetic, energetic, melodic by critics, they also acclaimed his ability to bring a large variety of coulors in his writing.
Inspired by wide range of styles such as folk/rock, free, music for films, french classical music... his last record "Fall somewhere" had received the very prestigious grammy Grand prix du disque Charles Cros as the jazz record of the year 2013.
FOX had been nominated "Revelation" at french TV/Radio grammys Victoires de la musique in 2016, both FOX and Belleville Project had been granted by FAJE of Mid Atlantic Art Fondation, and ADAMI.
Active in many bands as a sideman, his name had been associated to Tigran Hamasyan, Jeff Ballard, Chris Cheek, Jorge Rossy, Bill McHenry, Jeremy Udden, Robert Stillman, Pierre Perchaud, Pedro Martins...
DISCOGRAPHY
FOX
PIERRE PERCHAUD
NICOLAS MOREAUX
JORGE ROSSY
Fox first record on french label jazzandpeople, fresh, dreamy, organic, orginal music of this unique trio.
NICOLAS MOREAUX
FALL SOMEWHERE
Elected best jazz record of the year 2013 by "Académie Charles Cros", a double album of original compositions that features a double quartet and on the top of it, the "one sound" saxophone player Bill McHenry.
NICOLAS MOREAUX & JEREMY UDDEN
BELLEVILLE PROJECT
Co leaded by Jeremy and Nico, BP's record on label Sunnyside is a collection of pieces written by the two, music for an imaginary movie made of jazz country and ambient indie music featuring the great Robert Stillman.
TIGRAN HAMASYAN
EP N.1
Tigran's essay on Verve, Featuring also the legendary drummer Jeff Ballard and the amazing singer Gayané Movsisyan.
TONY PAELEMAN
CAMERA OBSCURA
TP's quartet second album, very original tunes by an amazing pianist, who is also a true sonore architect.
TONY PAELEMAN
SLOW MOTION
TP's quartet first moving record featuring the introspective and contemplative sax player Julien Pontvianne also the great drummer Karl Jannuska.
NICOLAS MOREAUX
BEATNICK
Nico's first step as a leader on label Fresh Sound New talent featuring a unique spanish and french team, featuring the pianist Albert Sanz.
OLIVIER BOGÉ
EXPLANDED PLACES
An opus by the great multi instrumentist and composer Olivier Boge who knows how to bring the listener in his own world of music made of jazz, folk, a unique voice of the alto saxophone.
PIERRE PERCHAUD
WATERFALLS
The guitarist' second record on Gemini records leads a "drumless" trio to the highest expression of naked simplicity. A true gem.
SISTER FAY
BEATING THE BIG DRUM
Swedish folk singer Frida Anderson first opus on "can u dig records", music coming right out of the heart of a 20 years old gifted musician and singer.
OLIVIER BOGÉ
IMAGINARY TRAVELER
Oliver first record on Fresh sound new talent, features Olivier's important masterpieces tunes like"child dream".
GAËL HORELLOU
TIME AFTER TIME
The post bop saxophonist driving a superb session, riding his path through a collection of reinterpreted standards.
JUSSI PAVOLA
DO IT AND FINISH
Jussi painting the walls of Paris with some pale blue music.
SOPHIE ALOUR
LA GÉORGRAPHIE DES RÊVES
SA drawing the map of many dreams and nightmares.
PIERRE PERCHAUD
PAR QUATRE CHEMINS
Pierre first record as a leader, a story told in 4 different ways.
